Aye-aye

Quick meaning: Aye-aye is a noun meaning The lemur Daubentonia madagascariensis, a solitary nocturnal quadruped found in Madagascar and remarkable for their long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.

Meaning

The lemur Daubentonia madagascariensis, a solitary nocturnal quadruped found in Madagascar and remarkable for their long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.

Example Sentences

“[…] When someone asks you to do something, you do it. All right?” / “Yes,” they said. / “Thank you,” Lise said, looking forward again. “That goes for you too, buster.” / “Aye-aye,” Ken said.

Refer the following to their respective orders and families:—anteater, ayeaye, canary, cinchilla, dodo, flamingo, flying fox, giraffe, hornbill, lyre bird, mole, paradise bird, porpoise, swift, walrus.

“Shiver me timbers,” I said to my husband, Peter, “we’re off to Greenwich in southeast London.” / “What the heck are you talking about?” he asked, scowling. / “Pirates,” I said. / “Aye-aye,” he said, “let’s go.”

The other of these aberrant forms is the cheiromys, or aye-aye, which, from the peculiar form of its two lower front teeth, has been ranged with the Rodentia. In the general character, however, it is essentially a lemur; […]

Word Forms

• aye-ayes
• ayeaye

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include yeah, well, yes, ayeaye, daubentoniid, semi-ape.

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